Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-20
The Toronto Attack on O'Brien-Presa
Comments Thereon,


TORONTO, May 19th.-The Globe. reterr1nq
TO yesterdays riotous proceedings on the
part of the Orangemen, during which
y Brien, while walking in the streets. was
assalled with sticks and bricks and sbonis
OF Kill the traitor ~ and after baino
knocked down was forced to take refuge in
laundry to save his life, whence he was
conducted by police officer 10 the motel
says: The ruffans of Yesterdays tronhIas
succeeded IN accomplishing what all the
eloquence and courage of OBrien had
Valniy attempted. They have thrown over
to him volume of public sympathy which
he could not have otherwise obtained. He
stands now identified with the causa of
| free speech in Canada, freedom to walk tbe
| streets and freedom 10 ventilate his opin
ION, ana these common rights must be vim
ocated at any necessary trouble or cost
The comments of other papers are in the
same tenor
William Brien is to lecture at Hamil-
ton on Monday night under the auspices of
the local branch Irish National Leacne n
is proposed to call a public meetine far
Saturday evening to protest against Mr.
U Brlen gong there to continue his attack
on Lord Lansdowne.
GRAND RECEPTION AT OTTAWA.
OTTAWA, May 19th.-At various stations
along the route crowds had gathered TO get
look at the man whom the Canadians
call - that daredevil Irishman, who fears
nothing" and greeted him with cheers
lntermlngled with occasional grosns. A
committee of citizens and Land Leaeuers
from Ottawa met the train at MoberlV. I75
miles out. The deputation was com
posed of prominent gentlemen. As
the train slowed up at the
Grand Union Station at balfDasf
D o'clock it was seen that an immense
crowd was assembled. The crowd set up
tremendous cheering as Mr.. O'Br1en
stepped on the platform, and this enthu-
siam was manifested again and again. On
leaving the station the party were driven to
the Russell House. When O'Brien was
entering the rotGnda of the hotel some one
IN the surging throng tried to cheer for the
Queen, and to repeat the scene generally
that was witnessed at the Queens Park
meeting in Toronto, but the storms of
| cheers for OBrien and groaps for Lans-
kowne arose above everything else.
AT the Royal Roller Rink later on 5000
persons were packed. Large pictures of
Gladstone and Parnell were placed in front
| OF the platform, with an American and
| Canadian flag, and the motto. in large
! green letters, " God Save Ireland" In one
| corner of the building was massed solid
body OF students from Ottawa about 800
IN number, mostly all American, who
shouted in chorus, "OBrieu =" amid
thunders of applause. The platform was
occupied by large number of priests.
members of Parliament, and prominent
citizens.
As Mr.. O'Brien stepped upon the plat
form the vast audience rose as one man and
cheered enthusiastically. Not another man
could get into the hall. The whole demon
tration was plainly an answer 10 the To-
ronto attack, and everybody was talking of
annexation. Richard Nagle, one of the
most prominent citizens, said " We want
annexation. We don't want any more
pauper-str1cken landlords coming over
here to disgrace us and shame themselves"
An address of welcome was read bv Prof.
II. j. Erawley, of Ottawa, and then fol-
lowed the reading, by Secretary J. D. GRAY,
| of two kilograms which set the audience
frantic; Men cheered and yelled until they
could do it no longer.